'You broke another Virat Kohli record': How Babar Azam responded to Pak journo's question

When one talks about records, one cricketer who has many milestones to his name is India's former skipper Virat Kohli. However, one cricketer who would be able to break many of those records is Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam.

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He has been on a record-breaking spree for a long time now and this is one of the reasons why he and Kohli have been compared on numerous occasions.

In a press conference on Monday, ahead of the start of the 2-match Test series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Babar was again reminded that he had broken another record of Kohli by a Pakistani journalist.

At first, the Pakistani opening batter did not even know what record he had broken but then, the journalist told him. "I have two questions to ask. My first question is... you recently broke Virat Kohli's record...". But before the journalist could finish his question, Babar intervened and asked, "Which one?"

The reporter then answered: "You have remained No. 1 in T20Is for the longest time." To the explanation, Babar replied, "Alright".

After the reporter was done asking, Babar responded saying: "I would like to thank god. There is hard work involved and that is why I have been able to give good performances."

Talking about the clash, Pakistan will be flying to Sri Lanka on July 06. After playing a 3-day warm-up match, they will lock horns in 2 Test matches. 

Talking about the Lankan challenge, Babar said that his boys have specifically prepared themselves to tackle spin-friendly conditions.

"The conditions of Sri Lanka will be different and difficult, but we are prepared for the challenge. Spin pitches were specially prepared at the National High-Performance Center (NHPC) while practice matches were also played on similar kinds of tracks in Rawalpindi," Babar said.

"If the fast bowlers get less wickets in the match between Australia and Sri Lanka, it does not mean that our pacers cannot succeed either. Pakistan's pace battery has enough capacity to pressure the Islanders."